YARMOUTH — The planner behind a five-town effort to improve bicycle and walking trails in the region is eyeing a 24-mile strip of railway as a potential rails-with-trails corridor. The announcement came Monday during a presentation at Yarmouth Town Hall by Mike Lydon, principal of The Street Plans Collaborative, an urban planning and design company […]
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Falmouth man indicted for sexual assault
PORTLAND — A Cumberland County grand jury this month handed up two indictments against a Falmouth man for charges including alleged sexual acts with a minor. Griffin Kline, 20, of Woodlands Drive, was indicted Nov. 8 for gross sexual assault of a minor, sexual abuse of a minor, violating a protection order and violating conditions […]
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Councilor grills Falmouth library officials on expansion plan
FALMOUTH — A proposed $5 million expansion of Falmouth Memorial Library gained widespread support from the Town Council, but not without some tough questions about cost. About 20 people attended the Town Council meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 13, which featured presentations by library President Mark Porada and architect Scott Simons, plus comments from the public, […]
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Lions Club citrus sale benefits scholarships
CUMBERLAND — The Cumberland/North Yarmouth Lions Club is holding its 18th annual Fresh Florida Citrus Sale, with proceeds to benefit School Administrative District 51 scholarships and Project Graduation. Three different 20-pound citrus boxes are available: all oranges, all grapefruits, or half-and-half. All boxes are $23 a piece, delivered. Orders are due by Dec. 3, and […]
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Portland School Dept. move gains council foothold
PORTLAND — Confusion reigned during a City Council discussion Monday on a proposal to move School Department central offices to a downtown building. Councilors took just one action on the $3.6 million proposal: they voted unanimously to hold a public hearing, which was held immediately after the vote. The public hearing, which was required by […]
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Portland Planning Board to decide fate of massive Bayside project
PORTLAND — After a sixth workshop last week on a much-debated proposal for a high-rise housing and retail complex in Bayside, the Planning Board appears ready to decide the project’s fate. The board is tentatively scheduled to conduct a final public hearing on the Midtown complex plans on Dec. 10, and then will vote whether […]
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Community support bolsters Cumberland food pantry
CUMBERLAND — With Thanksgiving around the corner, and Christmas fast on its heels, the Cumberland Food Bank is finding no shortage of community support or crucial items for local people in need. The pantry, which opened at Town Hall in November 2012, was serving about 25 families in Cumberland, North Yarmouth, Pownal and New Gloucester […]
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Freeport artist travels winding road to New York exhibit
FREEPORT — The year was 1975. David Costello, a young, expatriate oil painter, was exhibiting at a gallery in Venice, Italy, when an art buyer said cavalierly that if he wasn’t showing his work in New York City, then he wasn’t really in the game. The words stuck with Costello. He soon moved back to […]
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New maps put more Maine coastal property at high risk for floods
PORTLAND — Three years after it withdrew a set of high-tech maps showing flood hazards in Cumberland and York counties, the federal government has released a new set. The Federal Emergency Management Agency released preliminary flood insurance rate maps, or FIRMs, for the two counties on Nov. 5. The FIRMs could have a huge impact […]
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3 student reps elected to Portland School Board
PORTLAND — Three new student representatives are joining the School Board after being elected by their peers earlier this month. All three are juniors, and each represents one of the city’s three high schools: Eliza D’Anieri of Casco Bay High School, Mohamed Nur of Deering High School, and Hallie Repeta, Portland High School. Each fall, […]